How Much Does an AI Receptionist Cost in 2026?

Updated October 13, 2026 · Sources are vendor pricing pages unless noted · Disclosure

Prices below come only from our vendor database. A price is marked verified only when we confirmed it on the vendor's own pricing page; everything else is labeled unverified. Last checked October 13, 2026.

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How vendors charge

Per minute: Rosie, Dialzara, Abby Connect, Retell AI, Vapi, Bland AI.
Per call: OnCrew, Smith.ai, Upfirst, CallRail Voice Assist (after 50 calls).
Per unique caller: Goodcall.
Per interaction: XBert AI (Nextiva).
Platform + AI add-on: HighLevel ($97/mo platform plus $50 or $97/mo AI Employee), Quo, CallRail.

Verified prices (15 vendors)

Vendor	Published pricing	Source	Checked
Rosie	Professional $49/mo; Scale $149/mo; Growth $299/mo; Website Texting add-on $50/mo	heyrosie.com	2026-10-13
bevado (formerly Frontdesk)	Business-in-a-Box $99/mo ($79/mo billed annually); Partner/Enterprise custom	www.bevado.com	2026-10-13
OnCrew	Starter $49/mo (100 calls); Pro $149/mo; Multi-Truck $349/mo; $0.99 per extra call; $0.05 per extra alert text	oncrew.ai	2026-10-13
HighLevel Voice AI	Platform Starter $97/mo; AI Employee $50/mo or $97/mo per location; phone/SMS extra	www.gohighlevel.com	2026-10-13
Smith.ai	AI-first Free $0 (25 calls, $3.00/call after); Pro from $150/mo (75 calls, $2.00/call); Enterprise from $500/mo (300 calls, $1.67/call)	smith.ai	2026-10-13
Goodcall	Starter $79/mo; Growth $129/mo; Scale $299/mo	www.goodcall.com	2026-10-13
Dialzara	Lite $29/mo ($0.48/min over); Pro $99 ($0.45); Plus $199 ($0.40); Elite $349 ($0.35); SMS from $19/mo; chatbot $39/mo	dialzara.com	2026-10-13
XBert AI (Nextiva)	$99/mo includes 100 interactions, then $0.99 per interaction	www.nextiva.com	2026-10-13
Upfirst	Starter $24.95/mo; Premium $59.95/mo; Pro $159.95/mo; Scale $299/mo (lower with annual billing)	www.upfirst.ai	2026-10-13
Quo (Sona AI agent)	Starter $19, Business $33, Scale $47 per user/mo; AI credit tiers $0-$199/mo (1 call = 100 credits; 1,000 credits included); overage $0.45-$1.00/call	www.quo.com	2026-10-13
Abby Connect	Starter $165/mo (50 Abby Minutes); Essential $329 (100); Professional $599 (200); Growth $1,380 (500); minutes double when AI handles the call	www.abby.com	2026-10-13
CallRail Voice Assist	Voice Assist from $95/mo plus Lead Tracking from $55/mo; $1/call after 50 Voice Assist calls over 15 seconds	www.callrail.com	2026-10-13
Retell AI	Pay as you go from $0.07/min (voice engine); total per-minute cost depends on model and telephony	www.retellai.com	2026-10-13
Vapi	Usage-based: $5 free credits, then pay per minute (provider costs listed separately); Core success package $29/mo	vapi.ai	2026-10-13
Bland AI	Start: $0.14/min, $0 platform fee; Build: $0.12/min + $299/mo platform fee; Enterprise custom	www.bland.ai	2026-10-13

Unverified or unpublished (10 vendors)

Vendor	Published pricing	Source	Checked
Sameday	Launch from $449/mo (500 min); Scale from $789/mo (1,000 min); Enterprise custom (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	toolchase.com	2026-09 (per source)
Avoca AI	Not published (sales-quoted) (unverified: vendor publishes no price)	marketplace.servicetitan.com	2026-10-12
Lucrovox	Not published; tiers up to 100 / 500 / 2,000 calls (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	toolchase.com	2026-09 (per source)
echowin	Free to build (~$5 credits); bundles from $45/mo (250 min) (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	toolchase.com	2026-09 (per source)
RingCentral AI Receptionist	Standalone from $49/mo (100 min); $0.50/min over (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	ziwimarketing.com	2026-10 (per source)
Podium	Core $399/mo; Pro $599/mo (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	ziwimarketing.com	2026-09 (per source)
Ziwi Engage	Engage $99/mo; Engage Pro $299/mo + AI usage at cost (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	ziwimarketing.com	2026-10 (per source)
Synthflow	Self-serve $29+/mo per Retell's comparison; enterprise from $30,000/yr (per Ziwi) (unverified: partially: vendor page shows enterprise from $30,000/yr; self-serve price not confirmed)	www.retellai.com	2026-10-13
Thoughtly	$99/mo (100 hrs) per Retell's comparison (unverified: unverified (secondary source))	www.retellai.com	2026-10-12 (source page read)
Dialpad AI Reception	no price found (unverified: no price found)	n/a

How to estimate your real cost

Pull last month's inbound call count and average call length from your phone system.
Map it to each plan's unit (minutes, calls or callers) and add overage.
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FAQ

How much does an AI receptionist cost per month?

Among the 15 vendors whose prices we confirmed on their own pricing pages (checked 2026-10-13), entry plans range from Smith.ai's free AI-first tier (25 calls) and Quo's $19/user phone plan, through Upfirst at $24.95/mo, Dialzara at $29/mo and Rosie and OnCrew at $49/mo, up to $95-$165/mo starting points for CallRail Voice Assist and Abby Connect. Higher tiers run several hundred dollars a month.

Why do AI receptionist prices vary so much?

Vendors bill on different units: minutes (Rosie, Dialzara, Abby Connect), calls (OnCrew, Smith.ai, Upfirst), unique callers (Goodcall), interactions (XBert AI), or per-minute usage plus a platform fee (Retell AI, Vapi, Bland AI). Plans also differ in whether booking, live transfer and integrations are included.

Are there extra fees?

Often. Examples from vendor pages: OnCrew charges $0.99 per extra call, Dialzara $0.35-$0.48 per extra minute, Smith.ai $1.67-$3.00 per extra call depending on plan, and HighLevel lists phone/SMS usage as extra. Always check overage rates against your busiest month.

Which vendors don't publish prices?

Avoca AI does not publish pricing (sales-quoted). For Sameday, Lucrovox, echowin, RingCentral, Podium, Ziwi Engage and Thoughtly we only found prices on third-party sites, so we mark them unverified. Dialpad AI Reception had no price we could find.